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Manual Reference Pages  - FMT (1)

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fmt - simple optimal text formatter

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fmt [-DIGITS] [OPTION]... [FILE]...

Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to standard output. If no FILE or if FILE is ‘-’, read standard input.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-c, --crown-margin
	preserve indentation of first two lines
-p, --prefix=STRING
	combine only lines having STRING as prefix
-s, --split-only
	split long lines, but do not refill
-t, --tagged-paragraph
	indentation of first line different from second
-u, --uniform-spacing
	one space between words, two after sentences
-w, --width=WIDTH
	maximum line width (default of 75 columns)
--help	display this help and exit
--version
	output version information and exit

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

Written by Ross Paterson.

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

The full documentation for fmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and fmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command

	info coreutils fmt

should give you access to the complete manual.

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